Tales from The Flight Deck - hello Espace!

[cpjitservices]

Thanks to a very nice chap! I now have the Espace of many wants.

Drives superb, just showed the wife and she likes it a lot as do the kids!

Very happy indeed!

@Ohdearmeis a top bloke!

 

Thanks!

[Ohdearme]

I do hope you enjoy it, it’s one of those cars that is very hard to justify swapping out.

I dare say it’s quite good fun to drive too, lovely torque waft, great for the long holiday drives…giant glass area in 25 degree weather, not so much 😂

Au Revoir Ladybug (as kids called it)

[loserone]

How stinky is it? 

 

Must admit I'd have bought it twice were it not for that

[Dan302]

That looks a VERY useful vehicle!

[cpjitservices]

3 hours ago, loserone said:

How stinky is it? 

 

Must admit I'd have bought it twice were it not for that

Havent noticed anything at all... yet.

[Ohdearme]

3 hours ago, cpjitservices said:

Havent noticed anything at all... yet.

Maybe my wife is just a nasally challenged snob 🤣 and it was imagined.

I steam cleaned all the seats a while ago and febrezed them too and I didn’t really notice any smell.

[cpjitservices]

In use:

 

[cpjitservices]

This thing is just Superb!

[Ohdearme]

I think my fave espace was the generation before but I do think for a 16/17 year old design, this has held up really well. 
 

Glad you’re enjoying it.

[cpjitservices]

Hole of Horcrum today, then to Hutton Le Hole. Then back home to Hull - Espace flawless. 
 

Looking forward to getting it to Wales next week, Chester Zoo stop off, then down to Porthcawl. 

[cpjitservices]

Here we go! We are off! Onwards to Wales via Drayton Manor today.

Stopped off for Maccies coffee first of all! Updates shortly!!

[beko1987]

Being a later one it should be more solid electrically? By then the lag 3 was out and it was mostly Nissan, and other similar aged Renaults weren't as terrible 🤞

Looks mega comfy! 

[cpjitservices]

Just arrived at Drayton Manor - Car flawless.

Covers the miles very comfortably indeed.

 

More updates later.

[cpjitservices]

Just arrived at Drayton Manor - Car flawless.

Covers the miles very comfortably indeed.

 

More updates later.

[cpjitservices]

[Erebus]

3 hours ago, cpjitservices said:

Here we go! We are off! Onwards to Wales via Drayton Manor today.

Stopped off for Maccies coffee first of all! Updates shortly!!

Gotta love a digi dash!  Worth buying just for that alone

[cpjitservices]

3 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Being a later one it should be more solid electrically? By then the lag 3 was out and it was mostly Nissan, and other similar aged Renaults weren't as terrible 🤞

Looks mega comfy! 

I’ve not come across any leccy gremlins as yet! And it drives lovely! The odd time it will throw up key not recognised but reinsert it and it grabs it! 

[cpjitservices]

[beko1987]

38 minutes ago, cpjitservices said:

I’ve not come across any leccy gremlins as yet! And it drives lovely! The odd time it will throw up key not recognised but reinsert it and it grabs it! 

That sounds ignorable 👌🤞

[cpjitservices]

1 hour ago, cpjitservices said:

MOT failure

[Ohdearme]

3 hours ago, beko1987 said:

That sounds ignorable 👌🤞

Yeah, a pull and re-entry sorts that.

No obvious reason for it.

I imagine the interior has been toasty warm in this relentless heat 🤣.

 

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Ohdearme said:

Yeah, a pull and re-entry sorts that.

...as the actress said...

[willswitchengage]

Was that generation Espazz still body on chassis or had they migrated to unibody by then?

[cpjitservices]

1 hour ago, willswitchengage said:

Was that generation Espazz still body on chassis or had they migrated to unibody by then?

Ive no idea!

[cpjitservices]

9 hours ago, cpjitservices said:

Not sure what happened to this image lol.... ill retake it tomorrow, but I think the distance was 160 miles (reset the trip after filling up). 1 bar of fuel used.

 

Wales bound tomorrow, Cardiff on Sunday to meet family.

[Ohdearme]

28 minutes ago, cpjitservices said:

Not sure what happened to this image lol.... ill retake it tomorrow, but I think the distance was 160 miles (reset the trip after filling up). 1 bar of fuel used.

 

Wales bound tomorrow, Cardiff on Sunday to meet family.

It’s the refresh rate of the LCD, you have to take a few snaps and one of them will catch the refresh perfectly…

[cpjitservices]

Made it to Wales - just under 400 miles on the trip.

No major issues to report, other than the brakes are vibrating when under heavy braking. 
Not sure what it could be, plenty of meat in the pads and discs and they’ve not long been done all round. They have started squeaking a bit but not all the time. Pedal is still nice and sharp. If anything alarming happens…I’ll call AutoAid.

 

Parked up for the night now

[cpjitservices]

Uh oh, best check the CV joint on drivers side, I’ve just noticed a type of oily grease on the drivers door:

 

[cpjitservices]

50 minutes ago, cpjitservices said:

Uh oh, best check the CV joint on drivers side, I’ve just noticed a type of oily grease on the drivers door:

 

CV seems fine, might have been something chucked up off the road. Will monitor.

Have checked brakes can’t see anything inherently wrong, it’ll be right. Will get it into the garage when we get back. 

[sierraman]

Saw a Mk1 today, very innovative car for its time. I can’t get Shipman out if my head when i see them though